Thrapsathiri () is a white Greek wine grape variety that abounds in Crete.Thrapsathiri, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2018-11-20 The grape is highly resistant to drought, ripens late and produces very aromatic wines with soft acidity.Konstantinos Lazarakis, The Wines of Greece, Octopus Publishing Group, , 2005. In the past, trapsathiri used to be blended with vilana, but nowadays it is increasingly vinified on its own.
Thrapsathiri used to be considered a clone of athiri.Βασίλειος Λογοθέτης και Μάρκος Βλάχος, Η εξέλιξις της αμπέλου και της αμπελουργίας εις την Ελλάδα κατά τα αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα της περιοχής, Θεσσαλονίκη, 1972. However, DNA analysis has suggested that it is a distinct variety with links to vidiano.Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and José Vouillamoz, Wine Grapes: A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours, Ecco (Harper Collins), New York, 2012, It has also been suggested that thrapsathiri is identical to begleri of Cyclades.
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